Wallace Shawn

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Birth Name: Wallace Michael Shawn

Age: 80, born 12 November 1943

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 2"

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Funny Look-A-Likes (81 items)
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Published 13 years, 1 month ago

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"Words And Ideas Can Change The World" (103 items)
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Published 11 years, 5 months ago

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Best voice-acting performances. (25 items)
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Published 12 years ago

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actors and celebrities who appeared in Star Trek (23 items)
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Published 12 years, 6 months ago

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Directed by Woody Allen (370 items)
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Published 14 years, 8 months ago

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Wallace Shawn Videos

Wallace Shawn_ Why I Call Myself a Socialist

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Leonard Bernstein by Allen Shawn: A Book Trailer (Extended Version)

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Wallace Shawn at the NYS Writers Institute in 2007

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Description: The son of an editor for the New Yorker, the diminutive comedic actor Wallace Shawn achieved immortality for his portrayal of the Sicilian Vizzini in the 1987 classic The Princess Bride. A graduate of both Harvard and Oxford University, he has taught several courses in English and struggled as a playwright in the early '70s; in 1977 he translated Machiavelli's The Mandrake. Shawn broke into films soon after, building a successful career as a supporting actor to help fund his playwriting. He debuted in two of the best films of 1979: Woody Allen's Manhattan and Bob Fosse's All That Jazz. In 1981, he co-wrote the semi-autobiogra ... (more)